Show Timely Warning WASHINGTON March 6 Assistant Secretary Maynard has sent the following follow-ing letter in regard to Alaska seal fisheries to all customs officers on the Pacific Coast Referring to the departments de-partments letter to you of the 16th of March 1886 concerning the scope of the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the Territory of Alaska find the prevention of the killing of fur seals and other furbearing animals within such area as prescribed by chapter 3 of title 23 Revised Statutes you are again requested to Rive publicity to the matter so that other parties who may be contemplating the fitting out of expeditions to kill fur seals in said waters may have due and timely notice of the requirement of the statute in the premises as construed uy the department |